Bottle opener



R. M. BROWN BOTTLE OPENER Oct. 20, M31;

Filed Sept. 15, 1928 l atentedoct. 20, 193i 1 :11 1

STATES RAYMOND BROWN, or NEWPORT News, VIRGINIA BOTTLE orn niin Application filed September 1e; 19ee;*e a 1"im 05 ,84

The invention is designed for use in hotels and similar places in order to avoid the constant'marring of furniture by the attempts of guests to remove caps and corks from bottles by applying them to the edges of furniture, radiators, etc., or by utilizing instru- -ments ill adapted for removal of bottle closures.

The object of the present invention is to provide a combination cap remover and cork remover which can be fixed securely to a vertical surface and at a convenient height for use, and adapted to facilitate the removal of crown caps and corks from bottle necks.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the character referred tov which can be very cheaply manufactured and which can be very readily assembled and po sitioned in any desired and suitable location. Other objects of the invention will become apparent as the detailed description thereof proceeds.

In the drawings: Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the bottle opener applied to a vertical surface;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the bottle opener;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on the line 3+3 of Fig.2;

. Fig. 4- is a vertical section taken on the line ,4-4 of Fig. 3-, and illustratingthe elements of this opener in rear elevation; and

Fig. '5is a perspective view of a corkscrew guard forming one of the elements of this invention.

,The inventlon comprises a member '1 having a substantially fiat rear surface 2, adapt ed to be secured against the substantially ver- I tical wall. The member l'is recessed as des ignated by the numeral 3 to ensure contact of the outer edges of the surface 2 with the vertical wall to which the instrument may be secured.

The recessed portion 3 is continued to the a and 5 'parallelto each'other, andadap'ted' to contact with the edges 6 and 7, respectively; ofa corkscrew guard 8,'which forms another one of the main elements of the invention.

The corkscrew guard Shas its upper end enlarged toseat in the; recessed "portion 3; and this enlargement-9 is'provided with a circular'aperture '10, adapted to receive a boss 11 (see Fig.4) which serves to'holdthe FF' EJT lave? p rt of'the member 1 to form shoulders v guard 8 from longitudinal separation from the member 1 when the parts of theinvention areuassembledand secured in positionon the 1a v 1.

The boss 11' is substantially .of-the same thickness as the thickness of the metal of the enlargement 9 of the guard, which in turn is equal inthickness to the depth ofthe recessed portion 3 between-theshoulders 1 and 5'. The guard 8 has the lower part thereof bent up'to form flanges '12 and 13, adapted to :receive betweenthem the curvedfpa'rt' of a corkscrew l4gwhich is pivoted at its upper end-toapin15 held frictionally in apertures formedv in a bifurcated projection 16, extending laterally from the bottom ofthe mem- .er1

' t-The member 1, at its upper en'dgis provided I with a hollow recessed portion projecting lat erally from the mainporti'onjo-f bodyfl at an obtu'se angle: This'porti'on 17 isprovided'" at its outer edge; with. an annularfianige 18,

a adapted'to-impinge against the: lower edge effect removal offthe cap in the well known mannene I The guard 8 and member 1 are secured in position against the vertical surface W by means of screws 20, 21 and 22. One of these screws, 22 passes throughflthe boss 11 and thus secures the member 1 and guard S in 100'.

position on the surface adapted to contact with the top ofa crown It will be apparent from the drawings that when the members 1 and 8 of this invention are assembled as shown, the shoulders 4L and 5 prevent lateral swinging movement of the guard 8 relative to the member 1. The flanges 12 and 13 prevent injury to the corkscrew 14, and at the same time serve as a guard to prevent the point of the corkscrew catching on the clothing of persons who may be passing The overhanging crown cap'removerl17 also forms a guard for the corkscrew to prevent injury thereto and to prevent contact therewith of the clothing ofpersons who may 7 be passing by. The frictionalengagement of the corkscrew 14 with the pivot 15 and the lug 16 enables the corkscrew to be positioned at any desired angle relative to the face of the surface W which may be found most convenient for use. I What I claim is: V V

1. A cork remover comprising a sheet metal base having a flat surface adapted to be ap- V plied to a similar surface and having flanges at each side thereof parallel to each other and extending partly alon said base, a'plate having a recess in the back thereof adapted to receive theunflanged part of said base and having shoulders engageable with the edges of'said base to prevent rotation ofthe base and plate relative to each other, a corkscrew pivoted to swing into and out of the space between said flanges, and means for securing said base and plate toeach other and to a substantially flat surface.

2. A wall-type bottle closure remover comprising a relatively massivepart, a cork screw pivoted directly .to said massive part and a sheet metal cork screw guard of relatively frail construction positioned belowsaid massive part-interfitting with the latter and in unitary relation therewith, said guard being i formed as an open-faced channel into which said cork screw swings by gravity. H "3. A wall-type'bottle closure remover comprising a relatively massive part, a cork screw pivoted directlyto said part, and a sheet metal .cork screw guard of relatively frail construction, said relatively massive and frail members having inter-fitting portions at the rear of said relatively massive partfconstructed to inhibit relative rotation between said members, and means for securing the cork remover to the wall, passing through aligned openings in said inter-fitting por-' tions, 1 r, In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. a V

RAYMOND M BROWN. 

